Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD hour in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
Chair
Dr Paul Vout KC, List A Barristers; co-editor, Commonwealth Law Reports; Author, Laws of Australia on Breach of Contract; Co-author, Appeals and Appellate Courts in Australia and New Zealand, LexisNexis; Editor and co-author, Laws of Australia: Unconscionable Conduct and Laws of Australia: Torts, Lawbook
A New Standard for Calculating Damages: Cessnock City Council v 123 259 932 Pty Ltd (2024) HCA 17
The High Court’s decision in Cessnock City Council v 123 259 932 Pty Ltd (2024) HCA 17 marks a significant shift in the calculation of damages in commercial disputes. This session explores the implications for breach of contract claims, causation principles, and loss assessment.
Presented by JK Muckersie, Special Counsel, Clayton Utz
Presenters
Dr Paul Vout KC, List A Barristers
Dr Paul Vout KC practices in corporate and commercial law (including insolvency), property and trusts, wills and estates. Before joining the Bar, Paul was the first chief representative in China of Blake Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst) and a Senior Associate in that firm's Banking and Finance Group. Before joining that firm, Paul was an Associate to the Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC CMG (then President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal). Paul was called to the Victorian Bar in 2002 and has since appeared in the High Court of Australia, the Supreme Court of Singapore, as well as most other Federal and State Supreme courts. He is co-editor of the ‘Commonwealth Law Reports’ and is editor and co-author of ‘Laws of Australia: Torts’; and ‘Laws of Australia: Unconscionable Conduct’. Paul is also a co-author, with Her Excellency Margaret Beazley AC, Governor of New South Wales and former President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal, of ‘Appeals and Appellate Courts of Australia and New Zealand’.
JK Muckersie, Special Counsel, Clayton Utz
JK is an experienced adviser for clients in complex commercial disputes and regulatory investigations and proceedings. Her broad expertise covers contractual disputes, corporations law (including claims against directors), financial services regulation, competition and consumer law, property and lease disputes. Her commercial focus and pragmatic approach allows her to offer straightforward, actionable advice tailored to client needs. JK works tirelessly during litigation and investigations to ensure as little business disruption as possible when clients face litigation.
